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S�o Paulo Metro Retires Magnetic Tickets After More Than 50 Years

The S�o Paulo Metro will permanently retire the use of magnetic tickets, known as Edmonson in honor of Englishman Thomas Edmondson, who created the system in the 19th century. Starting in November, the cards will no longer be accepted at the few turnstiles that still accept them. Leia mais (08/31/2026 - 19h39)

We haven't written up this one. Folha de S.Paulo (English) has the full story — the link below goes straight to it.

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